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Marella Cruises’ Marella Discovery had a brief fire in one of its five engines in the early morning hours of Friday, July 7, 2023, forcing the ship to return to its previous port of call, Amber Cove, in the Dominican Republic. (more…)
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The cruise line will homeport Marella Explorer 2 out of La Romana in the Dominican Republic from December 24, 2024 for a series of winter Caribbean sailings. (more…)
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Marella Cruises is debuting a new ship and a new series of itineraries during the 2023 summer. (more…)
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Málaga Port is the set for the christening of two cruises this week. The ships, the ‘Marella Voyager’ and the ‘Scenic Eclipse II’, have chosen the best destination to celebrate this traditional ceremony. (more…)
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Marella Cruises, the UK focused cruise line owned by TUI AG in Germany, will introduce its fifth ship on 3 June, when Marella Voyager commences operations in the Mediterranean. (more…)
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Marella Discovery Begins First Sailing from Port Canaveral
Marella Cruises’ Discovery sailed from Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 5, kicking off a slate of 26 weekly sailings between now and November. The sailing of the Discovery is also Marella’s first from the United States. (more…)
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The cruise operations of the German tour operator TUI AG staged a strong recovery in the second quarter of its financial year due to the absence of Covid-19 restrictions that had plagued it in the same period a year earlier. (more…)
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The much-anticipated arrival of Marella Cruises’ newest ship to its fleet, Marella Voyager, is set to tantalise tastebuds with the introduction of more than 150 incredible and unique dishes while guests sail to some of Europe’s top destinations. (more…)
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A Caribbean cruise run by Tui has been brought to an abrupt halt – with passengers told to leave the ship and fly home early after what the firm says is “a technical issue with our catering facilities”. (more…)
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Marella Cruises’ Marella Explorer 2 is set to star in two episodes of Channel 5’s “Cruising with Susan Calman”, airing January 13 and January 20 on Channel 5. (more…)
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Recovery of the cruise operations of TUI AG, the German tour operator, continues in line with the company’s expectations, it said in a statement. (more…)
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Marella Cruises, the UK focused line that is part of TUI AG group, will return to Asia in the winter of 2023/24, Travel Weekly reports. (more…)
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Cruise ship outfitter MJM Marine has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract with Marella Cruises, for significant refurbishment work onboard “Marella Discovery”. (more…)
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Marella Cruises is offering a complete four-ship summer season in 2022. Building on its fly-cruise concept, the British brand will offer a program of seven-night cruises in the Mediterranean. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Marella Cruises today (22 February 2022) launches a new ‘Live Happy’ brand campaign with an inspirational TV advert, bringing to life its range of onboard experiences and showcasing the breadth of destinations guests can explore. (more…)
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During the extensive 4-week refit, as the main outfitter onboard, the 80-strong Trimline team of floor layers, decorators, joiners, upholsterers, tilers, electricians, french polishers, welders and hard surface repairers completed a complex refurbishment of the Main Restaurant (Latitude & Vista) which included the installation of an ultra-high efficiency lighting system which is 15% more efficient than standard LED drivers. (more…)
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TUI Group has reported its key figures for fiscal year 2021. According to the report, the group made revenue of 27 million euros in cruises, which is 445.6 million less than during fiscal year 2020. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Marella Cruises revealed Thursday it will welcome a new ship to its fleet in 2023 and introduced new itinerary offerings in the United States sailing roundtrip from Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida. (cruisecritic.co.uk)
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Marella Cruises is offering its first book lovers cruise with an all-inclusive 16-night Atlantic sailing on its adults-only ship, the Marella Explorer 2. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TUI River Cruises and Marella Cruises have revealed their winter 2022 programs, which go on sale today. According to a press release, TUI River Cruises has announced five new itineraries sailing over the Christmas and New Year period, and Marella Cruises has added a new sailing from Barbados onboard Marella Discovery from February 2023. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TUI Cruises is set to grow in size and reach, according to the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine. The newspaper reported that British cruise line Marella Cruises, which is currently owned by TUI Group, will be integrated into TUI Cruises – a joint venture between TUI Group and Royal Caribbean Group. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Marella Cruises has joined almost all other U.K.-based cruise lines in announcing a summer of domestic cruising. The line made the announcement via its Facebook page. (cruisecritic.co.uk)
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TUI has launched various Black Friday promotions in an effort to drive bookings: “Those dreaming of their next holiday post-lockdown will be able to grab a deal for their perfect break in 2021 with a wide range of special offers across TUI UK brands from Monday Nov. 23,” the company said in a press release. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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From 5 November 2020 TUI River Cruises and Marella Cruises summer 2022 programmes will be on sale. TUI River Cruises has announced that one of three ships, TUI Maya, will become All Inclusive as standard and Marella Cruises have six additional itineraries available across three of the ships, with another itinerary on Marella Discovery on sale from 10th December. (more…)
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Marella Cruises announced some sad news today, that it is retiring its beloved cruise ship Marella Dream. The ship will leave the Marella fleet after a decade of service, joining the Tui Cruises brand as Thomson Dream back in 2010. (worldofcruising.co.uk)
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Marella Cruises announces their winter 2021 programme will be on sale from 10 September and reveals details of exciting new ports of call and itineraries. (more…)
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Marella Cruises reveals its plans to welcome guests back onboard their ships when the Government travel advice changes. Customers can book and cruise with confidence thanks to the Marella Cruises Promise, offering flexible changes and quarantine free cruises. (more…)
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Marella Cruises has announced it hopes it will start sailing on Oct. 2 from Corfu with the Marella Explorer, and hopes to welcome guests back onboard ships when the government travel advice changes. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TUI AG, the German tour operator that also has three cruise brands in its portfolio, says the current crisis will drive further digitalisation of its business. The group’s cruise operations that comprise the fully owned Marella Cruises unit in the UK and 50% stake in TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd, reported a sharp weakening of results in the three months to 31 March. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Today the UK’s third largest cruise line, Marella Cruises, announces changes to its itinerary programme across the next three seasons. The news follows the announcement that it was cancelling all cruises up to 30 June 2020 and that after 15 years, its much-loved ship Marella Celebration, is to retire the fleet early and will not sail any further itineraries with Marella. (more…)
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Marella Cruises is making capacity adjustments and will retire the 1984-built Celebration, according to a company statement. The ship was built in 1984 by Chantiers de l’Atlantique for Holland America Line as the MS Noordam. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Palumbo Shipyards continues to have a strong focus on the cruise market, according to a company statement, recently working on the Pullmantur Zenith for a wetdock and with the Marella Dream now drydocked at Viktor Lenac for an intensive refurbishment and steel renewal work. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TUI Group released its full year 2019 financial results on Wednesday, with strong performance coming from the company’s trio of cruise brands: TUI, Marella and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Underlying (cruise) EBITA increased by 43 million euro to 367 million euro, according to the company. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Marella Cruises’ Marella Discovery 2 is being retrofitted with the line’s Squid & Anchor pub during a dry dock refurbishment that is currently taking place at the Navantia Shipyard in Cadiz, Spain. Marella has exclusively revealed that the 1,830-passenger ship — which debuted in July 2017 — is in dry dock for 22-days, with the Squid & Anchor replacing the cabaret lounge-style Venue on Deck 5. (cruisecritic.co.uk)
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British cruise line Marella Cruises has chosen Port Canaveral for its first cruise homeport in the United States. (more…)
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The recent transformation of Golden Era into “Marella Explorer 2” was the equivalent of four refits in one for global cruise interior outfitter Trimline. This was the latest in a line of successful interior rebrands carried out by Trimline for Marella Cruises including Marella Explorer last year and, Marella Discovery and Marella Discovery 2 prior to that. (more…)
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The cruise operations of TUI AG, the German travel company that is listed in London, continued their strong performance in the third quarter of the company/s financial year. “All three brands continue to deliver growth. In Q3 2019, all three cruise brands operated by the Group continued their growth roadmap and delivered a significant increase in their operating results. With the launch of Hanseatic Nature and Marella Explorer 2 in May 2019, TUI’s cruises fleet grew to a total of 17 ships,” the company said in a statement. (cruisebusiness.com)
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The Marella Discovery picked up 111 migrants, including 33 children, near Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula. Despite a large fall in migrants crossing the Mediterranean, six people die each day making the journey. (dw.com)
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In the early Tuesday morning (16th July) the cruise ship “Marella Explorer” berthed in the port of Kiel with 2,000 mostly anglo-phone passengers on-board. The vessel follows an itinerary of 14 days leading it all across the Baltic Sea. (more…)
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Cruise Critic members have revealed details of Marella Cruises’ Winter 2020/2021 deployment, with 10 brand-new itineraries planned, according to the Boards. The line’s oldest ship, Marella Celebration, will return to Dubai, offering week-long sailings from the UAE; Marella Discovery and Marella Discovery 2 will switch — with Discovery spending the season in the Caribbean and Discovery 2 in South East Asia; Explorer 2 will spend its second winter in the Caribbean, while Explorer will spend the season in Europe. (cruisecritic.co.uk)
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